Chemistry Newsletter - 01/11/1999

University of Wisconsin-Madison Department of Chemistry Newsletter

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Organic Chemistry Cumulative Exam Schedule, 1998-99.

Thursdays, 7:30 p.m., room B317 Chemistry Building.

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Analytical Cume Dates for 1998-99.

Room 2311 Chemistry Building.

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ATTENTION GRADUATE STUDENTS

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IMPORTANT DATES:

MINOR AGREEMENT FORMS: The Graduate School requires that the minor program be outlined in an agreement which is approved by the Department no later than halfway through completion of the sequence minor courses. The minor requirement must be completed by the end of the third year of graduate school. Minor agreement forms are available in Room 7315.

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IF YOU EXPECT TO GRADUATE IN SPRING: Students expecting to graduate in Spring should be aware that new rules concerning the tuition waiver may affect them. Students must be appointed an average of 33.3% through the date of filing their thesis in order to qualify for the tuition waiver. If you do not expect to complete your defense and file with the graduate school by January 15, 1999, and you will not have an appointment which qualifies you for the tuition waiver, then you should plan on paying tuition for Spring, which for a non-resident dissertator was $932 this semester.

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SEMINARS

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Thursday, January 21^st, 1999 - Biophotonics Cluster Hire Initiative Seminar, 2:00 p.m., Room 1111, New Biotechnology/Genetics Building, 425 Henry Mall. Clare M. Waterman-Storer, Ph.D., University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. "Dynamics at the Leading Edge: Interactions of Microtubules and Actin During Cell Motility and Contact Inhibition of Cell Movement"

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Thursday, January 28^th, 1999 - Analytical Sciences Seminar, 12:05 p.m., Room B371, Chemistry Building. Professor Michael Greenlief, University of Missouri-Columbia. "Reactions of Organic Molecules at the Germanium (001) Surface"

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Sunday, February 14^th, 1999 - Sixteenth Annual presentation of The Wonders of Physics, 1 and 4 p.m., 1330 Sterling Hall, 475 North Charter Street. Professor Clint Sprott. For free tickets call: 608-262-2927 or e-mail to: feeley@juno.physics.wisc.edu during the month of January.

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Saturday, February 20^th, 1999 - Sixteenth Annual presentation of The Wonders of Physics, 1 and 4 p.m., 1330 Sterling Hall, 475 North Charter Street. Professor Clint Sprott. For free tickets call: 608-262-2927 or e-mail to: feeley@juno.physics.wisc.edu during the month of January.

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Sunday, February 21^st, 1999 - Sixteenth Annual presentation of The Wonders of Physics, 1 and 4 p.m., 1330 Sterling Hall, 475 North Charter Street. Professor Clint Sprott. For free tickets call: 608-262-2927 or e-mail to: feeley@juno.physics.wisc.edu during the month of January.

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For Industrial Positions, see the Chemistry Placement Newsletter at:

http://www.chem.wisc.edu/placement/7news.html

FACULTY POSITIONS/TEMPORARY FACULTY/ACADEMIC POSITIONS

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Wittenberg University invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor position in Physical Chemistry beginning August, 1999. The initial teaching assignment for the first year will include the two junior-level courses in physical chemistry, two sections of general chemistry, and participating in advising the Junior/Senior Seminar program. Competitive start-up funds will be available to encourage the development of collaborative research projects with undergraduates. It is expected that successful candidates will seek external funding to support research. Candidates must have a Ph.D. in Chemistry, preferably with a concentration in physical chemistry. Candidates who are finishing the Ph.D. are welcome to apply, but will be hired as Instructors if the Ph.D. is not granted by August 15, 1999. During 1999-2000, Wittenberg will be hiring a Visiting Assistant Professor to teach sections of Organic Chemistry (Chem201, Fall semester), General Chemistry (Chem 162, Spring semester), and to participate in advising the Junior/Senior Seminar program. Contact hours will be 6 hours lecture and 8 hours lab in each semester. The opportunity for research with undergraduates will be available. Preference will be given to candidates with a Ph.D. in organic chemistry. To apply send resume, transcripts, a statement of teaching philosophy, and three letters of recommendation to: Dr. David C. Finster, Chair, Chemistry Department, Wittenberg University, P.O. Box 720, Springfield, Ohio, 45501. Review of applications will begin January 15, 1999, with the position in Physical Chemistry being processed first.

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The University of Wisconsin-Madison Chemistry Department has an opening for a summer lecturer in General Chemistry 103. The position is a 75% appointment to lecture, hold office hours, supervise lab and perform related duties during the 1999 Summer Session. The position begins June 14, 1999 and ends August 8, 1999. ABD in Chemistry or chemistry-related field required; PhD strongly preferred. Experience teaching some level of college chemistry required. Send applications by Friday, January 15^th to: Prof. John Moore, Chemistry Department, 1101 University Ave., Madison, WI 53706.

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POSTDOCTORAL POSITION AND/OR JOBS

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Dr. Eva Hyde of the University of Birmingham, School of Biochemistry. Post-doctoral research fellow - NMR spectroscopist. Post-doctoral research fellow is required to examine the structure and dynamics of a 7 kDa peptide, which is an inhibitor of platelet aggregation and adhesion, and selected mutants. Experience in NMR spectroscopy, or structure determination from NMR constraints, is essential. The position is funded by the British Heart Foundation from 1st January for two years. Informal enquiries to: Dr Eva I Hyde, email: e.i.hyde@bham.ac.uk , Tel 0121-414-5393. Further particulars and applications forms from the Director of Staffing services, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham, B15 2TT. Tel 0121-414-7044, email: STAFFING@bham.ac.uk , web http://www.bham.ac.uk/staffing .

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Professor Adnan Elfarra, Ph.D. of the University of Wisconsin is seeking to fill a postdoctoral position that is currently available in his laboratory. Current objectives of the lab include elucidation of the biochemical mechanisms of toxicity of 1,3-butadiene, a widely used industrial chemical. The successful candidate will investigate the role of DNA modifications in target tissue selectivity in rodents, and develop analytical methods that could potentially be used to monitor human exposure. Examples of recent publications: Chem. Res. Toxicol. 9, 875 (1996); Arch. Biochem. Biophys. 343, 63 (1997); Carcinogenesis 18, 1993 (1998). Anyone wishing further information is encouraged to visit the web page: http://www.vetmed.wisc.edu/cbs/elfarra.html , e-mail me at elfarraa@svm.vetmed.wisc.edu , or call me at 262-6518.

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DETAILS ARE AVAILABLE IN ROOM 1380.

NEXT NEWSLETTER IS ON JANUARY 19^th, 1999.